sperm count

noun

biology
: the number of active sperm produced by a man's body
a low/high sperm count

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Yoon’s dour James has impressively (and depressingly) mapped out his next few money-making decades down to his eventual diminished sperm count. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Bedient, a reproductive endocrinologist at the Fertility Center of Las Vegas, had already ordered the usual battery of tests, including bloodwork, sperm count and motility tests and uterine anatomy exams. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Testosterone therapy suppresses a man’s natural production of the hormone and decreases sperm count. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 New research shows that popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications could help men improve their testosterone levels and sperm count. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sperm count

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“Sperm count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm%20count. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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